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Deal #3460 Version #61303
Liberia
Created at
2013-03-25
Last update
2020-12-08
Last full update
2017-05-26
Detailed crop, animal and mineral information
Crops area/yield/export
- Rubber tree [2018] 12900.0 ha
- Rubber tree [current]
Comment on crops
Industrial plantation production: 14 391 tons yield: 1.41 T/ha in 2017
Detailed contract farming crop and animal information
Contract farming crops
- [current] Rubber tree
In country processing of produce
In country processing of produce
Yes
Comment on in country processing of produce
Rubber processing plant. Processed 18000 tonnes of latex in 2014. Latex produced on the plantation is coagulated in the field, transported, and stored at LAC's rubber processing plant, which is situated on the concession area.
Processing facilities / production infrastructure of the project (e.g. oil mill, ethanol distillery, biomass power plant etc.)
The company built a biomass power plant which uses rubber wood to generate steam for the dryer, and a micro hydro power plant that generates 70% of total demand.
In-country end products of the project
Dry rubber